Jennifer Cook

The Asperkid's Launch Pad

Home Design to Empower Everyday Superheroes

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This unique visually-led guide helps parents to prepare a home environment that supports the development of children with Asperger syndrome. Jennifer O'Toole gives readers a walk-through tour of the home, showing, room by room, how physical surroundings affect Asperkids and highlighting the learning opportunities in every space and object.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 219mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 671g
• ISBN-13: 9781849059312
• ISBN-10: 1849059314
• Artikelnr.: 36703857

Autorenporträt

Jennifer O'Toole was identified as being on the spectrum in 2011, just after her three children. She is now the author of seven bestselling books --the Asperkids collection, Sisterhood of the Spectrum, and Autism in Heels -- which include a Wall Street Journal Bestseller, a Publishers Weekly "Best Book" title winner, and three of BookAuthority's "Best-Selling" and "Top Autism Books of All Time." Jennifer is the bestselling female author of any single book in the genre, a multi-award-winning international speaker, and the founder of a brand-new venture called Belong, a virtual wonderland of enrichment and community, empowering neurodiverse individuals, couples and families worldwide.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Part 1. The Place. 1. A Place to Play. 2. All Good Parties
End Up in the Kitchen. 3. 3-2-1 Blast Off! 4. Tidying Up the Place. 5.
Private Space and Quiet Places. 6. And Out the Back Door...Outside Places.
Part 2. The Process of Becoming the People They Are Meant to Be. Part 3.
Appendices: Perspective, Safety, and Frogs. Resources.